Personal Life
Krone is married to Jay Hovdey, an executive columnist for the Daily Racing Form. She gave birth to their daughter Lorelei Judith Krone in 2005. (Hovdey also has a son, Ed, from his previous marriage.) Some other relatives which Krone stays close with are her brother Donnie Krone, father Don Krone, and nephew Danny Kauffman. Her mother, Judi Krone, was an accomplished equestrian who died a few days before Christmas of 1999.
Apart from motherhood, Krone's second retirement from riding has been occupied as a racing broadcaster, a motivational speaker, and an instructor in the discipline of natural horsemanship. Krone made a brief "comeback" of sorts in a sanctioned betting race at Santa Anita Park on October 18, 2008, while competing against seven other retired Hall of Fame jockeys: Gary Stevens, Pat Day, Chris McCarron, Jerry Bailey, Angel Cordero, Jacinto Vasquez and Sandy Hawley. Krone also rode to victory on Invincible Hero in a high profile race for ex-flat jockeys at the world-renowned St Leger Festival, Doncaster Racecourse (UK), on 7th September 2011.
Krone has an autobiography entitled Riding for My Life, which also serves as the basis for the upcoming feature film on Julie's life, entitled The Boys Club (formerly Freak). The screenplay was written by award-winning filmmaker Katherine Brooks, and will be produced by Sophie Watts of Gravity Films and executive produced by former studio executive John Manulis (Basketball Diaries, Foxfire).
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